Re: Governors Ball Music Festival

Re: Governors Ball Music Festival

love this line up. don't know why you guys are complaining. isn't this Guns N Roses only North American festival they've done besides their laughable Bridge School thing? Surprised they managed to get them.

Re: Governors Ball Music Festival

Re: Governors Ball Music Festival

they just sent out an update. miguel canceled, cold war kids added. still no word on single day tickets. they have a pretty funny "volunteer" program up now:
•There is a $20 non-refundable processing fee. You can expect to be accepted to the volunteer program.

•Besides the $20 fee, you will also be required to put down a deposit for the price of a 3-Day GA Ticket ($240) with a valid debit or credit card. The card will be charged $260 at sign up and refunded $240 within 5 days of the end of the festival as long as you complete your work requirements and follow all the volunteer rules. If you fail to complete the work requirements or fail to follow the volunteer rules, you will forfeit your deposit (essentially you will just end up paying for a ticket plus the processing fee).

so governors ball gets paid 20 bucks per person working, and if they dont work enough, they have to pay 260? interesting.

Re: Governors Ball Music Festival

Originally Posted by zfireswitch

they just sent out an update. miguel canceled, cold war kids added. still no word on single day tickets. they have a pretty funny "volunteer" program up now:
•There is a $20 non-refundable processing fee. You can expect to be accepted to the volunteer program.

•Besides the $20 fee, you will also be required to put down a deposit for the price of a 3-Day GA Ticket ($240) with a valid debit or credit card. The card will be charged $260 at sign up and refunded $240 within 5 days of the end of the festival as long as you complete your work requirements and follow all the volunteer rules. If you fail to complete the work requirements or fail to follow the volunteer rules, you will forfeit your deposit (essentially you will just end up paying for a ticket plus the processing fee).

so governors ball gets paid 20 bucks per person working, and if they dont work enough, they have to pay 260? interesting.

Bummer I was looking forward to seeing Miguel but Cold War Kids is a fine substitute by me!!!

Re: Governors Ball Music Festival

Originally Posted by Spooks

???? = Atoms for Peace

Yea yea yea....you guys picked GNR!

[–]bertelleo 6 points 1 hour agoFirst off, I just want to say that I am very excited to be attending this festival and I'm sure its going to be a blast.
Out of curiosity, was Guns N Roses the plan all along or did something happen with another artist?
Thanks!
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[–]TeamGovBall[S] 12 points 58 minutes agoOriginally, we had been chatting with Atoms For Peace to be a headliner at Gov Ball this year. It appeared that the June time period worked great for their schedule for touring in the States. A few days before we were scheduled to announce the lineup, we were informed that AFP would not be touring America until the Fall.
We reached out to handful of acts that piqued our interest. Some had already confirmed their Summer Tour plans, and were thus unavailable for Gov Ball. After we compiled a list of acts that were avail for the festival, we narrowed the list down to iconic acts that weren't 'regulars' on the festival scene, and that many of the fans had never experience in the live setting. GNR's catalog is so deep with hits, and their live show is so strong. Contemporary music festival's like Governors Ball are platforms for fans to see their favorite bands live. But it's also a platform for fans to experience music that they normally wouldn't listen to, or see live. Festivals are also about trying new things. That's part of the beauty of the experience. We're confident they will blow people's minds at Gov Ball.

This is exactly why I'm not going to this festival. I rather see bands like Dinosaur Jr, Deerhunter, DFA 1979 and etc at smaller venues!

ps "I would love to head straight to T5 or Roseland" - Yea bro! Two of the finest venues we have in NYC!

[–]Launchpad_Mcquack88 1 point 48 minutes agoAny plans for after parties like Lollapalooza?! I would love to head straight to Terminal 5 or Roseland for a late show!
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[–]TeamGovBall[S] 4 points 40 minutes agoYes, we have a ton, and they will be announced in a couple weeks! Stay tuned for epic shows at Brooklyn Bowl, MHOW, Gramercy, Glasslands, and Irving Plaza. And Launchpad - we love you

Re: Governors Ball Music Festival

Sunday looks pretty decent but not worth spending $$$...

[–]br305893 I'm supposing that there won't be anyone playing during the three headliners (Kanye West+ Kings of Leon+ Guns n Roses) right?
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[–]TeamGovBall[S] Avett Brothers are playing Kanye. Pretty Lights are playing during Kings. Nas is playing during Guns. Holler.

Re: Governors Ball Music Festival

Originally Posted by zfireswitch

they just sent out an update. miguel canceled, cold war kids added. still no word on single day tickets. they have a pretty funny "volunteer" program up now:
•There is a $20 non-refundable processing fee. You can expect to be accepted to the volunteer program.

•Besides the $20 fee, you will also be required to put down a deposit for the price of a 3-Day GA Ticket ($240) with a valid debit or credit card. The card will be charged $260 at sign up and refunded $240 within 5 days of the end of the festival as long as you complete your work requirements and follow all the volunteer rules. If you fail to complete the work requirements or fail to follow the volunteer rules, you will forfeit your deposit (essentially you will just end up paying for a ticket plus the processing fee).

so governors ball gets paid 20 bucks per person working, and if they dont work enough, they have to pay 260? interesting.

This is a standard policy of any festival that has volunteers. It prevents people from signing up as volunteers and then fucking off and just watching sets instead of working.

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Well am I sure ever glad I am not going to this. I would have basically nothing to do all day Friday, then nothing but conflicts all day Saturday and Sunday.

Also, major lulz at Cut Copy -> Guns N' Roses.

Originally Posted by bmack86

And it's been long established that Chris hates fun.

Originally Posted by Hatinisbad

I took my niece this year and it was her first Coachella. It was so fun to see it through her eyes. She thought it felt like a magical scene from Shreck. The one where all the fairy tale creatures meet for the first time in Shreck's swamp.